NASA Opens Applications for Its Next Class of Astronauts
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How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
NASA is looking for new astronauts.
- A2
NASA is looking for its next class of astronauts.
- B1
NASA, the US space agency, has opened applications for its next class of astronauts.
- B2
NASA, the United States space agency, has opened applications for its next class of astronauts.
- C1
Since the 1960s, NASA, the United States space agency, has selected 370 astronaut candidates.
- C2
Since the 1960s, NASA, the United States space agency, has selected 370 astronaut candidates.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- application
- an official request for a job or a place in a programme
- deadline
- the latest time or date by which something must be completed
- candidate
- a person who is trying to get a job or position
- crew
- a group of people who work together on a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft
- citizen
- a person who legally belongs to a country and has rights there
- relevant
- closely connected to what is happening or being discussed
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by NASA. Read the original for the full report.